Iowa powers 10 into semifinals to lead Minnesota at the Soldier Salute for men

CORALVILLE, Iowa – No. 2 Iowa put 10 athletes into Monday’s semifinals round to take the lead in the team standings among men’s teams at the Soldier Salute.

Iowa’s semifinalists are Joey Cruz (125), Drake Ayala (133), Kale Peterson (133), Kyle Parco (149), Michael Caliendo (165), Patrick Kennedy (174), Angelo Ferrari (184), Gabe Arnold (184), Stephen Buchanan (197) and Ben Kueter (285). In the two weights where Iowa has two in the semifinals, the athletes are on opposite sides of the bracket.

Iowa had 111 points at the conclusion of day one, with No. 7 Minnesota in second with 69 points. Rounding out the top five teams were No. 13 Iowa State with 68.5 points, No. 14 South Dakota State with 68 points and No. 10 Northern Iowa with 63 points.

Minnesota pushed six into the semifinals, Vance Vombaur (141), Tommy Askey (157), Blaine Brenner (165), Andrew Sparks (165), Isaiah Salazar (197) and Bennett Tabor (285).

The five South Dakota State semifinalists are Logan Swensen (133), Tyson Peach (141), Julian Tagg (141), Marcus Espinoza-Owens (165) and Brock Fettig (184).

Iowa only faces Minnesota one time in the semifinals, at 165 pounds, where Hawkeye Michael Caliendo battles Gopher Blaine Brenner.

There were 18 college teams entered which are scoring points in the tournament. No. 3 Oklahoma State had a few entries and pushed two into the semifinals, Jersey Robb (184) and Cody Merrill (197).

Monday's competition starts at 11 a.m. and the action will be streamed live on B1G+.

The brackets for the event are posted on Smoothcomp.

https://iasportsco.smoothcomp.com/en/event/21427/schedule/brackets

SOLDIER SALUTE

At Coralville, Iowa, December 29

Men’s Semifinals pairings

125

Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) vs. Joey Cruz (Iowa)

Mack Mauger (Missouri) vs. Adrian Meza (Iowa State)

133

Drake Ayala (Iowa) vs. Stockton O’Brien (Wyoming)

Logan Swensen (South Dakota State) vs. Kale Peterson (Iowa)

141

Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) vs. Tyson Peach (South Dakota State)

Julian Tagg (South Dakota State) vs. Josh Koderhandt (Navy)

149

Kyle Parco (Iowa) vs. Gabe Willochell (Wyoming)

Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) vs. Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina)

157

Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) vs. Jonathan Ley (Navy)

Jared Hill (Wyoming) vs. Tommy Askey (Minnesota)

165

Michael Caliendo (Iowa) vs. Blaine Brenner (Minnesota)

Marcus Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State) vs. Andrew Sparks (Minnesota)

174

Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) vs. Joshua Ogunsanya (North Carolina)

Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) vs. Danny Wask (Navy)

184

Angelo Ferrari (Iowa) vs. Brock Fettig (South Dakota State)

Jersey Robb (Oklahoma State) vs. Gabe Arnold (Iowa)

197

Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) vs. Cody Merrill (Oklahoma State)

Aeoden Sinclair (Missouri) vs. Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota)

285

Ben Kueter (Iowa) vs. Spenser Lanosga (Navy WC)

Daulton Mayer (Bellarmine) vs. Bennett Tabor (Minnesota)

Number of Semifinalists (by team)

10 – Iowa

6 – Minnesota

5 – South Dakota State

3 – Wyoming, Navy

2 – Iowa State, Missouri, Northern Iowa, North Carolina, Oklahoma State

1 – Stanford, Navy WC, Bellarmine

Quarterfinals results

125

Kysen Terukina (Iowa State) dec. Ethan Perryman (Iowa State), 8-2

Joey Cruz (Iowa) dec. Daniel Guanajuato (South Dakota State), 4-2

Mack Mauger (Missouri) dec. Damion Ryan (Bellarmine), 8-1

Adrian Meza (Iowa State) maj. dec. Jack Parker (Bellarmine), 14-2

133

Drake Ayala (Iowa) dec. Garrett Grice (Iowa State), 6-2

Stockton O’Brien (Wyoming) dec. Cale Seaton (South Dakota State), 8-3

Logan Swensen (South Dakota State) Julian Farber (Northern Iowa), 10-3

Kale Peterson (Iowa) pin Max Leete (American), 6:17

141

Vance Vombaur (Minnesota) dec. Jace Rhodes (Iowa), 9-2

Tyson Peach (South Dakota State) dec. Nikolus O’Neill (North Carolina), 6-0

Julian Tagg (South Dakota State) dec. Owen Uhls (Missouri), 6-0

Josh Koderhandt (Navy) dec. Cullan Schriever (Iowa), 4-1 OT

149

Kyle Parco (Iowa) tech fall Kaemen Smith (Navy), 18-3

Gabe Willochell (Wyoming) dec. Adam Allard (Northern Iowa), 2-0

Colin Realbuto (Northern Iowa) maj dec. Caleb Rathjen (Iowa), 12-4

Lachlan McNeil (North Carolina) dec. Miguel Estrada (Iowa), 5-2

157

Daniel Cardenas (Stanford) pin Jeb Prechtel (Bellarmine), 2:42

Jonathan Ley (Navy) dec. Sloan Swan (Wyoming), 7-2

Jared Hill (Wyoming) dec. Laird Root (North Carolina), 5-1

Tommy Aksey (Minnesota) dec. Cael Rahnavardi (Northern Iowa), 7-3

165

Michael Caliendo (Iowa) pin Dylan Elmore (Navy), 3:28

Blaine Brenner (Minnesota) maj. dec. Mason Reiniche (Oregon State), 12-0

Marcus Espinoza-Owens (South Dakota State) maj. dec. Collin Carringan (North Carolina), 13-3

Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) pin Cooper Voorhees (Wyoming), 1:14

174

Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) tech fall Ethan Ducca (Wyoming), 20-5

Joshua Ogunsanya (North Carolina) maj. dec. Clayton Whiting (Minnesota), 12-3

Jared Simma (Northern Iowa) dec. Ethan Riddle (Minnesota), 11-4

Danny Wask (Navy) dec. Daniel Magayna (North Dakota State), 11-10

184

Angelo Ferrari (Iowa) maj. dec. Burk Blasius (South Dakota State), 16-5

Brock Fettig (South Dakota State) dec. Keenan Wyatt (Bellarmine), 5-4

Jersey Robb (Oklahoma State) dec. CJ Walrath (Northern Iowa), 4-2

Gabe Arnold (Iowa) maj. dec. Devan Hendricks (Bellarmine), 17-4

197

Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) tech fall Nathan Schon (Iowa State), 20-4

Cody Merrill (Oklahoma State) dec. Carson Babcock (Northern Iowa), 7-2

Aeoden Sinclair (Missouri) maj dec. Thomas Dineen (South Dakota State), 14-4

Isaiah Salazar (Minnesota) tech fall Gage Yackee (Navy WC), 18-0

285

Ben Kueter (Iowa) dec. CJ Carter (Iowa State), 5-1

Spenser Lanosga (Navy WC) dec. Ryan Catka (Virginia), 10-6

Daulton Mayer (Bellarmine) dec. Sam Mitchell (Wyoming), 5-3

Bennett Tabor (Minnesota) pin Cody Donnelly (South Dakota State), 3:52

Men’s Standings after day one

1. No. 2 Iowa, 111

2. No. 7 Minnesota, 69

3. No. 13 Iowa State, 68.5  

4. No. 14 South Dakota State, 68

5. No. 10 Northern Iowa, 63

6. Wyoming, 59.5

7. No. 23 North Carolina, 58

8. Navy, 49.5

9. Bellarmine, 48.5

10. No. 19 Missouri, 31.5

(of 18 teams entered)